Day: January 9, 2016

Are you Ready for Insta 75 Days Revision Plan (UPSC Prelims – 2020)? Get Ready for  UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Exam – 2020 with Insights INSTA 75 Days Revision Plan! Test – 8: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016) Archives TIMETABLE 09 January 2015 10) Do you think that Mao Zedong and the Communist …

Continue reading “10) Do you think that Mao Zedong and the Communist Party of China were successful in liberating China and laying the basis for its current success? Comment.”

Are you Ready for Insta 75 Days Revision Plan (UPSC Prelims – 2020)? Get Ready for  UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Exam – 2020 with Insights INSTA 75 Days Revision Plan! Test – 8: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016) Archives TIMETABLE 09 January 2015 9) What do you understand by The Meiji Restoration? Discuss its …

Continue reading “9) What do you understand by The Meiji Restoration? Discuss its nature and impact.”

Are you Ready for Insta 75 Days Revision Plan (UPSC Prelims – 2020)? Get Ready for  UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Exam – 2020 with Insights INSTA 75 Days Revision Plan! Test – 8: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016) Archives TIMETABLE 09 January 2015 8) Britain was the first country to experience modern industrialisation. …

Continue reading “8) Britain was the first country to experience modern industrialisation. Examine why.”

Are you Ready for Insta 75 Days Revision Plan (UPSC Prelims – 2020)? Get Ready for  UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Exam – 2020 with Insights INSTA 75 Days Revision Plan! Test – 8: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016) Archives TIMETABLE 09 January 2015 7) How did the ‘discovery’ of South America lead to …

Continue reading “7) How did the ‘discovery’ of South America lead to the development of European colonialism? Examine.”

Are you Ready for Insta 75 Days Revision Plan (UPSC Prelims – 2020)? Get Ready for  UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Exam – 2020 with Insights INSTA 75 Days Revision Plan! Test – 8: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016) Archives TIMETABLE 09 January 2015 6) How were Islamic architectural forms different from those of …

Continue reading “6) How were Islamic architectural forms different from those of the Roman Empire? Discuss.”

Are you Ready for Insta 75 Days Revision Plan (UPSC Prelims – 2020)? Get Ready for  UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Exam – 2020 with Insights INSTA 75 Days Revision Plan! Test – 8: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016) Archives TIMETABLE 09 January 2015 5) Compare and contrast features of cities of Mesopotamia with …

Continue reading “5) Compare and contrast features of cities of Mesopotamia with that of Indus Valley Civilization cities.”

Are you Ready for Insta 75 Days Revision Plan (UPSC Prelims – 2020)? Get Ready for  UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Exam – 2020 with Insights INSTA 75 Days Revision Plan! Test – 8: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016) Archives TIMETABLE 09 January 2015 4) The first phase of land reforms saw the abolition …

Continue reading “4) The first phase of land reforms saw the abolition of land intermediaries such as zamindars and jagirdars. Critically discuss how this first phase was implemented, the challenges governments faced and weaknesses in its implementation.”

Are you Ready for Insta 75 Days Revision Plan (UPSC Prelims – 2020)? Get Ready for  UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Exam – 2020 with Insights INSTA 75 Days Revision Plan! Test – 8: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016) Archives TIMETABLE 09 January 2015 3) The main thrust of and the parameters within which …

Continue reading “3) The main thrust of and the parameters within which the agriculture reform initiatives were to be taken after independence were understandably to a considerable extent laid down by the ideas and practices generated during the Indian national movement. Discuss the legacy of national movement in setting stage for post – independence agricultural reforms.”

Are you Ready for Insta 75 Days Revision Plan (UPSC Prelims – 2020)? Get Ready for  UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Exam – 2020 with Insights INSTA 75 Days Revision Plan! Test – 8: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016) Archives TIMETABLE 09 January 2015 2) “Critics of economic reforms or the liberalization and globalization …

Continue reading “2) “Critics of economic reforms or the liberalization and globalization process have seen in this path of development a threat to India’s sovereignty , of India moving towards virtually a neo-colonial direction of dependent development, abandoning the Nehruvian consensus of growth with selfreliance and equity.” Critically comment.”

Are you Ready for Insta 75 Days Revision Plan (UPSC Prelims – 2020)? Get Ready for  UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Exam – 2020 with Insights INSTA 75 Days Revision Plan! Test – 8: Mains Self Study – 2016 (Mission – 2016) Archives TIMETABLE 09 January 2015 1) Critics of economic reforms and liberalization measures that were …

Continue reading “1) Critics of economic reforms and liberalization measures that were introduced during early 1990s argued that these reforms were anti-poor. Do you agree? Substantiate.”

Are you Ready for Insta 75 Days Revision Plan (UPSC Prelims – 2020)? Get Ready for  UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Exam – 2020 with Insights INSTA 75 Days Revision Plan! Topic:Ethics in human actions; 8) “We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men …

Continue reading “8) “We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.” Bring out what this quote means to you in the present context.”

Are you Ready for Insta 75 Days Revision Plan (UPSC Prelims – 2020)? Get Ready for  UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Exam – 2020 with Insights INSTA 75 Days Revision Plan! Topic: Pollution 7) Examine the economic gains of Delhi government’s odd – even road rationing policy decision and explore the possibility of attaining this policy objective through …

Continue reading “7) Examine the economic gains of Delhi government’s odd – even road rationing policy decision and explore the possibility of attaining this policy objective through alternative means.”

Are you Ready for Insta 75 Days Revision Plan (UPSC Prelims – 2020)? Get Ready for  UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Exam – 2020 with Insights INSTA 75 Days Revision Plan! Topic:Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security. 6) “It is time to finally accept the reality and move forward …

Continue reading “6) “It is time to finally accept the reality and move forward on a broad sweep of reforms in the security establishment. This could be done at three levels — parliamentary oversight, a well-defined national security doctrine and a national security strategy to implement the doctrine, and, finally, an independent federal commission of accountability on security matters.” Elaborate.”